Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Federal Register: October 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 192)

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange

Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC 20549-0213.

Extension:

Rule 15c3-1, OMB Control No. 3235-0200, SEC File No. 270-197.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange

Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the collection of information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit this existing collection of information to the Office of Management and

Budget for extension and approval.

Rule 15c3-1 (17 CFR 240.15c3-1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) requires brokers and dealers to have at all times sufficient liquid assets to meet their current liabilities, particularly the claims of customers. The rule facilitates monitoring the financial condition of brokers and dealers by the Commission and the various self-regulatory organizations. It is estimated that the active broker-dealer respondents registered with the Commission incur an aggregate burden of 73,300 hours per year to comply with this rule.

Please note that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number.

Comments should be directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office

Building, Washington, DC 20503 or by sending an e-mail to: Shagufta_

Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Charles Boucher, Director/Chief Information

Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Shirley Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia 22312 or send an e-mail to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted within 30 days of this notice.

Dated: September 30, 2009.

Florence E. Harmon,

Deputy Secretary.

FR Doc. E9-23993 Filed 10-5-09; 8:45 am

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